spiriva helps me breathe better. (blowing sound) ask your doctor about spiriva. >> what do we want? we want power. when do we want it? we want it now. what do we want? when do we want it? >> you're seeing the protests and heard the action newsing frer people left without electricity by superstorm sandy. two and a half weeks after the storm hit about 4400 people still without power. it's a far cry from the 7.9 million at the height of the storm, but now you got some people who lost electricity. they are now suing the utility companies. joining us to talk about the lawsuits, cnn legal contributor paul cowan. >> nice to be with you, suzanne, in person, finally. >> we are talking about the three companies facing legal action. you have long island power authority, jersey central power and light, and cable vision being sued by people who lost internet and phone service. is this unusual? should they be held accountable? >> it's not unusual. lawyers flock to these class action lawsuits because they'll put together literally millions of potential plaintiffs, so you can imagine what the fees